Storm Scents: It's True, You Can Smell Oncoming Summer Rain. When people say they can smell a storm coming, they're right. Weather patterns produce distinctive odors that sensitive noses sniff out. This year's peculiar weather patternsâsuch as drought in the Midwest and a super derecho of thunderstorms earlier this summerâare no exception.
With 9.7 million new cars and trucks sold in 2013, Germanyâs Volkswagen Group (that includes a host of brands, like Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche in Canada) is well on its way to its goal of surpassing GM and Toyota as the worldâs largest automaker by 2018.
Tesla Motors currently produces two vehicles â the Tesla Roadster sports car and the Tesla Model luxury sedan. The firm in the first quarter of 2013 posted its first profits since being launched in 2003. The 29-acre complex at 18260 Harlan Road where Tesla is locating can accommodate a 125,000-square-foot expansion.